No, no, you've got that mixed up with the Full Head designation on SLQs!
AU details, environmental damage. Hideously ugly. Hard pass. And, a dip won't fix that - those surfaces are irreparably damaged.
Correct - FB and FSB mean pretty much the same thing. NGC and PCGS use FB, ANACS uses FSB. Now, the standards which must be met to earn the...
Yes, this is exactly what we are saying. Pick up the book "Numismatic Forgery." It goes into great detail about many different techniques of...
I don't see how you could possibly make any judgments about either from those pictures!
I didn't realize it was one of his originals (I didn't actually click on the link). In that case, I agree that someone copying it isn't right....
I use Excel. I have a great spreadsheet that is infinitely customizable. Far more people know Excel than Access. And who wants to spend money...
Silver and tungsten are significantly difference densities. Most likely, this is from a newer generation of Chinese counterfeits, and they use...
No. That would leave a very distinctive pattern in the surfaces that this coin does not possess. This coin is not whizzed - it is polished. There...
Depends on which TPG you go to. PCGS calls them PO-01, NGC calls them PR-01. If it was a proof, NGC would call it a PF-01, PCGS would call it a PR-01.
This. Any detrimental changes from acetone result from the negative eye appeal of actually removing the stuff. If there was some organic buildup...
I think AU is optimistic. I agree with those who've said EF details, cleaned and damaged (if you really want a number, its a 45). I think at $64...
Haha, this thread has become quite entertaining!
I think it is accurately graded at 63. I think cracking it and sending it in will cost you unnecessary money, and will loose the cool slab. You...
This is well outside my normal collecting range, but I don't see anything immediately obvious that points to fake. As for grade, is there decent...
I've dealt a couple of times recently with Atlas Numismatics. They have higher end material, and the prices are strong (to be fair, the material...
Dang, that fake is scary good. Would have fooled me, for sure!
Someone counterfeited a counterfeit! Oh no! Better call the sheriff!
I agree. Way too many tickmarks on the obverse for that!
I've had success rotating coins in the old circumference gasket slabs (especially NGC). I've not had much success rotating the prong style slabs...
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